RED BULL RING MOTOGP: KTM RC16 LAUNCH

Austria’s first MotoGP round for 19 years was the venue for hometown heroes, KTM, to officially unveil its factory RC16 after several private-ish tests...

Meet the gang, cos the boys are here, the boys to entertain you!

KTM RC16

An über impressive venue, the Red Bull Ring (or A1-Ring to Monster-sponsored athletes), is only a few hours away from their factory in Mattighofen and KTM hosted a proper spectacle for its locals; full-time factory test rider, Mika Kallio, joined The Hoff (ex-GP pilot, Alex Hoffman) in busting some demo laps on race day, while Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro looked on from their Tech3 garage, dreaming of 2017 already. A KTM grandstand and spectator area, and KTM bike-park, completed the orange-infested rout. Can you imagine Triumph entertaining such a show at Silverstone? No? Us neither.